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7 Tips to Beautiful PowerPoint -- Or how to tell compelling biz stories with PPT

Short talk about presentations given at Startup Dynamo, a workshop held by Startup@Singapore NUS using the Learn Startup Methodology. My segment was on Present

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Sandra Carswell's curator insight, February 26, 10:36 PM

Teachers and adults need to heed this advice. 

Elaine Melinda Steyn's curator insight, March 17, 7:19 AM

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Teacher's Guide to Teaching Writing through Technology

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Jillian Zuber's curator insight, March 5, 9:28 PM

Tutorial on how to create a writer's workshop in your classroom using GoogleDocs!

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UtellStory - Tell a Story With Pictures and Voice

UtellStory - Tell a Story With Pictures and Voice | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it

UtellStory is a new service for creating and sharing audio slideshows. To create and share your story through UtellStory you can upload pictures, add text captions, add audio narration to each slide, and upload a soundtrack to support your entire story. Completed projects can be embedded into your blog, emailed to your friends, or shared through your favorite social networking sites.

 


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Casey Smith's curator insight, February 28, 12:17 AM

UtellStory can be used for students to create and share short stories. Would be suited to students in Years 4-12.

Katrina Elliott's curator insight, May 13, 6:49 AM

UtellStory is a digital tool that allows students to create and share short stories.  It allows students to embed into a blog or email.  It provides the option to upload images, add text and audio to each slide.  This program would be suitable for middle-upper years and provides oppertunities for students to capture and communicate findings or ideas through the use of digital tools (ACARA, 2012). It is more advanced and engaging than the usual powerpoint presentation.

Jenni Atkinson's comment, May 20, 8:54 PM
I think students would find this tool very engaging and it is a great way to differentiate assessments allowing students a choice of presentation tools.
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365 things to make you go "Hmmm..." | Thinking skills resources

365 things to make you go "Hmmm..." | Thinking skills resources | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it
netquester's curator insight, February 3, 12:32 PM

Excellent  way to start the day

Sandra Carswell's curator insight, February 3, 11:22 PM

writing prompts? discussion starters? debates or research?

Tui Needham, Career Development Specialist's comment, April 20, 9:01 PM
Like this a lot, some goodies when running workshops and you want get people thinking.
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20 Creative Ways To Use Instagram In The Classroom - Edudemic

20 Creative Ways To Use Instagram In The Classroom - Edudemic | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it
The buzz around Instagram might have you thinking about jumping ship. Instead, why not consider a few ways to use the app in your classroom?

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9 Tools to Create E-magazines and Newspapers for Your Class

9 Tools to Create E-magazines and Newspapers for Your Class | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it

I am pretty sure as you introduce the idea to your students everyone will want to have a say in their next e-magazine. There is nothing much more rewarding to students then to have a proof of their hard work recognized in a publication of some sort.

 

Most of the tools cited here are easy to use and have user friendly interface and they will let you create your own e-magazine or newspaper in few simple steps. Yet I would recommend your discretion as you use them with your students.

 

Read more:

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/11/9-tools-to-create-e-magazines-and.html

 


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Peter Parise's comment, November 25, 2012 9:02 PM
Wow this is a good collection!
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Digital storytelling: How to tell a story that stands out in the digital age

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Jasper Visser: "To address the most important issue first: there is no such thing as digital storytelling. There’s only storytelling in the digital age, and frankly speaking this isn’t much different from storytelling in the age of hunters, gatherers, dinosaurs and ICQ" ...


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ChelseyMarie's curator insight, January 18, 8:10 PM

What the video! It's amazing.  Book Burn Pary!!! YESSS.

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The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers | Edudemic

The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers | Edudemic | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it

Adopting a new communication tool is not easy. Figuring out the best way YOU can use Twitter is even harder. Luckily you are not going it alone. We have culled the following resources from an array of websites that try to help anyone understand and better use Twitter.

 

Gust MEES: A MUST READ! All information on one place!


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Jenny Pesina's comment, February 24, 2012 12:43 AM
Thanks for sharing, Barbara - I found this a great resource too!
Barbara Bray's comment, February 24, 2012 12:49 AM
You're welcome JennyP - I rescooped it from Jim Lerman and may do some more research and write something to share with my readers.
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Blogging in the 21st-Century Classroom

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This year, I admitted a hard truth to myself. I wasn't having my students write enough. In an attempt to follow Kelly Gallagher’s advice that students should write more than we can assess, I decided

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5 Excellent Web Tools for Creative Writing Prompts

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A List of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers

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A List of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers.

 

Here some of the pluses of digital storytelling in education :


- It develops creativity and critical thinking Students who are shy or afraid to talk in class get a chance to speak out their minds 

 

- It empowers students voice to deliver rich, deep message that is capable of conveying a powerful message. 

 

- It helps students explore  the meaning of their own experience, give value to it, and communicate that experience with others.

 

- It promotes the notions of life long learning and independent learning 

 

- It develops students communicative skills It is a reflective process that helps students reflect upon their learning and find deep connections with the subject matter of a course or with an out-of-class experience. 

 

- It fosters students sense of individuality It also gives students an opportunity to experiment with self-representation and establish their identityStudents creating digital stories develop proficiency with multimedia applications

 

 


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Ness Crouch's curator insight, February 3, 2:51 AM

Do I need to add more?

Γιώργος Παπαναστασίου's curator insight, February 3, 4:02 PM

Και "storyjumper" επίσης.

Gianfranco D'Aversa's curator insight, February 10, 10:45 AM

A List of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers.

 

Here some of the pluses of digital storytelling in education :


- It develops creativity and critical thinking Students who are shy or afraid to talk in class get a chance to speak out their minds 

 

- It empowers students voice to deliver rich, deep message that is capable of conveying a powerful message. 

 

- It helps students explore  the meaning of their own experience, give value to it, and communicate that experience with others.

 

- It promotes the notions of life long learning and independent learning 

 

- It develops students communicative skills It is a reflective process that helps students reflect upon their learning and find deep connections with the subject matter of a course or with an out-of-class experience. 

 

- It fosters students sense of individuality It also gives students an opportunity to experiment with self-representation and establish their identityStudents creating digital stories develop proficiency with multimedia applications

 

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Gone Google Story Builder - Use Docs and multiple authors to have fun "Writing"

Gone Google Story Builder - Use Docs and multiple authors to have fun "Writing" | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it
Collaboration has gone Google. Create a story and then share your video.

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Plinky - for writing

Plinky - for writing | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it

Writing is one of the key literacy learning skills.


For many learners it can also be one of the most challenging.


The way learning Providers teach 'writing' has alot to do with their learners attitude; if they can find engaging and collaborative ways to teach writing then, their learners writing performance will be enhanced.


One strategy is to use technology.


For learners, generating ideas is often the most difficult phase of their writing process.


This is where Plinky can help.


Every day Plinky provides a new prompt (like a question, or a challenge), and everyone gets a chance to answer.


Users can...
- add photos, maps, playlists and more.
- easily share their Plinky answers on Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, Tumblr, and most major blogging services.

 

In their words...
"We know you've got something interesting to say. Plinky is here to help you say it in a fun and compelling way."


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How writers can learn to accept criticism

How writers can learn to accept criticism | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it
These tips are intended help novice writers learn to take criticism from instructors, peer reviewers and editors.

 

Start with the assumption that your work can be improved


The biggest mistake writers make is assuming that once they have submitted a piece of writing, that is finished… and perfect. This assumption sets the writer up for a frustration and anger when it is returned with a request for revisions. It can be helpful to approach your writing from the point of view there is always room for improvement.

 

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